[Shop-talk] Pressure testing 1 1/2 inch PVC

Jeff Scarbrough fishplate at gmail.com
Thu Mar 26 16:40:02 MDT 2020


DWV pipe is tested around 5 psi and hold for two hours.  Try that first.

On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 11:32 AM Robert Nogueirao via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I’m trying to check a buried 1 1/2 inch PVC pipe (pool) for a leak. I plan
> on pressurizing it to see if a leak is exposed.   What’s a safe pressure
> that won’t blow apart fittings?
>
> Bob Nogueira
>
> Bob Nogueira
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